So we went back out to the rescue for the POSSIBILITY of maybe thinking about, in the case of an absolutely perfect match, getting Charley a playmate, and long story short we’re about to go from zero cats in the beginning of April to three cats next Wednesday when their spays are finished.
Hooray! Can't wait for the pics.b
Unfortunately not until Wed. We didn’t take any and now they’re getting all surgerized and stuff.
That's OK. I can wait.
So the kitten was too small to get spayed yet, so she was spared the indignity of the Shame Cone.
The elegant black and white 7 month old in a state of shame is Aurora. The tabby and white kitten is Chessie.
Charley is furious with us.
I cannot get this to not be sideways on my phone.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
Absolutely adorable. Nothing beats a kitten. A bit surprised that Chessie was considered to young to be spayed based on her size. Our girls were about ten weeks when they were done. We thought that was crazy early, but the vet told us that that's what conventional thinking is now.
Your home is going to be such a glorious asylum once the newcomers and Charley get used to each other. I'm seriously envious.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Absolutely adorable. Nothing beats a kitten. A bit surprised that Chessie was considered to young to be spayed based on her size. Our girls were about ten weeks when they were done. We thought that was crazy early, but the vet told us that that's what conventional thinking is now.
Your home is going to be such a glorious asylum once the newcomers and Charley get used to each other. I'm seriously envious.
It was a weight thing, apparently. She’s under two pounds, which I guess was this vet’s cutoff point? Anyway, we’re going to fatten her up for a few weeks and check back in. It’s covered by the rescue organization as long as we use their doctor.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
Absolutely adorable. Nothing beats a kitten. A bit surprised that Chessie was considered to young to be spayed based on her size. Our girls were about ten weeks when they were done. We thought that was crazy early, but the vet told us that that's what conventional thinking is now.
Your home is going to be such a glorious asylum once the newcomers and Charley get used to each other. I'm seriously envious.
It was a weight thing, apparently. She’s under two pounds, which I guess was this vet’s cutoff point? Anyway, we’re going to fatten her up for a few weeks and check back in. It’s covered by the rescue organization as long as we use their doctor.
Ah, I see. Not like there's a great urgency of getting her fixed (well, broken). As long as it's done before the first heat, it minimizes certain kinds of cancer (plus you're spared the hell of living with a cat in heat).
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Very cute, congratulations on the new additions to your household.
Do you happen to know if they're from the same litter?
No, there’s a several month age difference. But they apparently came from the same Alabama shelter.
Shelter pets are the best!
We had all three done at once. The two males were bouncing off the furniture after they got "tutored", the female was a little more sedate, I believe her procedure was more invasive. We kept them in separate rooms overnight with one rotating in to our room with us so they wouldn't roughhouse too much with each other. Within a week or so, they were back to their old selves again.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
We had all three done at once. The two males were bouncing off the furniture after they got "tutored", the female was a little more sedate, I believe her procedure was more invasive. We kept them in separate rooms overnight with one rotating in to our room with us so they wouldn't roughhouse too much with each other. Within a week or so, they were back to their old selves again.
That part was a nightmare. The vet told us to keep them from being too active, especially climbing, in case they'd pull their stitches. Yeah, you try to stop a couple ten-week-old kittens from running and climbing. I was terrified they'd literally kill themselves.
When Luke showed up, we was still sporting a massive sack that made him walk bowlegged. What was gross about his denutterizing was that they didn't sew up the incision. Another one of the new techniques. They explained why it's preferred, but it seemed like a greater chance of infection to me. But it healed up fairly quickly.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
We had all three done at once. The two males were bouncing off the furniture after they got "tutored", the female was a little more sedate, I believe her procedure was more invasive. We kept them in separate rooms overnight with one rotating in to our room with us so they wouldn't roughhouse too much with each other. Within a week or so, they were back to their old selves again.
That part was a nightmare. The vet told us to keep them from being too active, especially climbing, in case they'd pull their stitches. Yeah, you try to stop a couple ten-week-old kittens from running and climbing. I was terrified they'd literally kill themselves.
When Luke showed up, we was still sporting a massive sack that made him walk bowlegged. What was gross about his denutterizing was that they didn't sew up the incision. Another one of the new techniques. They explained why it's preferred, but it seemed like a greater chance of infection to me. But it healed up fairly quickly.
Hurt feelings about "the cone" persist to this day in our house!
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
We had all three done at once. The two males were bouncing off the furniture after they got "tutored", the female was a little more sedate, I believe her procedure was more invasive. We kept them in separate rooms overnight with one rotating in to our room with us so they wouldn't roughhouse too much with each other. Within a week or so, they were back to their old selves again.
That part was a nightmare. The vet told us to keep them from being too active, especially climbing, in case they'd pull their stitches. Yeah, you try to stop a couple ten-week-old kittens from running and climbing. I was terrified they'd literally kill themselves.
When Luke showed up, we was still sporting a massive sack that made him walk bowlegged. What was gross about his denutterizing was that they didn't sew up the incision. Another one of the new techniques. They explained why it's preferred, but it seemed like a greater chance of infection to me. But it healed up fairly quickly.
Hurt feelings about "the cone" persist to this day in our house!
No cones have ever graced our kitties' necks. God that must be maddening to them with their instinctive need to clean themselves constantly.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
We had all three done at once. The two males were bouncing off the furniture after they got "tutored", the female was a little more sedate, I believe her procedure was more invasive. We kept them in separate rooms overnight with one rotating in to our room with us so they wouldn't roughhouse too much with each other. Within a week or so, they were back to their old selves again.
That part was a nightmare. The vet told us to keep them from being too active, especially climbing, in case they'd pull their stitches. Yeah, you try to stop a couple ten-week-old kittens from running and climbing. I was terrified they'd literally kill themselves.
When Luke showed up, we was still sporting a massive sack that made him walk bowlegged. What was gross about his denutterizing was that they didn't sew up the incision. Another one of the new techniques. They explained why it's preferred, but it seemed like a greater chance of infection to me. But it healed up fairly quickly.
Hurt feelings about "the cone" persist to this day in our house!
No cones have ever graced our kitties' necks. God that must be maddening to them with their instinctive need to clean themselves constantly.
Watching Aurora try to scratch behind her ear is heartbreaking,.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
